Instead of waiting for patients to flag grievances in HCAHPS surveys, RWJBarnabas Health is going straight to the bedside to identify and solve patient experience issues in real time.
Category: Patient Experience
No reported injuries in Alaska hospital shooting
There are no reported injuries following a Jan. 14 active shooter situation at Dillingham, Alaska-based Kanakanak Hospital, managed by Dillingham-based Bristol Bay Area Health Corp., according to a Jan. 14 news release shared with Becker’s.
Oklahoma U 1st in state to offer new fertility, tissue freezing procedure
Oklahoma University Health, located in Norman, is the first in the state to offer a tissue freezing procedure to promote fertility, the system announced Jan. 4.
HCA Mission Hospital hit with immediate jeopardy warning
HCA Healthcare’s Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., is at risk of losing CMS funding after a preliminary survey by inspectors found aspects of care that threatened patient health and safety, resulting in an immediate jeopardy warning, the Asheville W…
Ohio hospital's clothing closet started with one night nurse's locker
Miami Valley Hospital’s closet of cold weather items first began in the locker of Cindy Feltner, RN, after noticing patients who lacked warm clothes, the Dayton Daily News reported Jan. 11.
Alzheimer's drug works to break barriers in more than 1 way
Aduhelm, a drug that received accelerated approval from the FDA for Alzheimer’s treatment, has shown success in early trials. Now researchers are working to find a way to deliver more of the drug to the brain to boost its effectiveness, according…
Panel weighs behavioral intervention for kids with high BMI
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has drafted recommendations for behavioral treatment for children and adolescents with high body mass index.
72 hospital patient experience benchmarks
Patient experience measures declined nationwide in 2022, though some hospitals are showing early signs of improvement.
The prevalence of hospital diagnostic errors
Nearly a fourth of patients who are transferred to intensive care units or die in hospitals are misdiagnosed or have delayed diagnoses, according to research published Jan. 8 in JAMA.
10% of Type 2 diabetes patients could be misdiagnosed: Report
As many as 10% of patients diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes actually have latent autoimmune diabetes of adults, according to a KFF Health News report.
